Morpeth
English
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Etymology
[edit]Originally recorded in the Assize Rolls of Northumberland of 1256 as Morthpath, from morð pað, ”murder path”.
Proper noun
[edit]Morpeth
- A town and civil parish with a town council in and the administrative centre of Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ1985). [1]
- A community in Chatham-Kent municipality, Ontario, Canada, named after Lord Morpeth.
- A suburb of the City of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia, named after the Northumbrian town.
References
[edit]Categories:
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Towns in Northumberland, England
- en:Towns in England
- en:Civil parishes of Northumberland, England
- en:Places in Northumberland, England
- en:Places in England
- en:Villages in Ontario
- en:Villages in Canada
- en:Places in Ontario
- en:Places in Canada
- en:Suburbs in New South Wales
- en:Places in New South Wales
- en:Places in Australia